Denman Ross and American design theory [electronic resource] / Marie Frank.
By: Frank, Marie Ann.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc
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Publisher: Hanover [N.H.] : University Press of New England, 2011Description: xi, 321 p. : ill., ports.Subject(s): Ross, Denman Waldo, 1853-1935 -- Criticism and interpretation | Design -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 745.4092 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Formative years -- The theory of pure design -- Science, psychology, and formalist aesthetics -- Geometry, pure design, and dynamic symmetry -- Ross's course at Harvard -- Teaching the theory of pure design : art educators, artisans, and the public -- Epilogue -- Appendix. Letter from Denman Waldo Ross to John Walker.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.